Stricter environmental standards and greater pressure on the black market led to a significant jump in bauxite imports to the People’s Republic of China last year, shrinking domestic supply while alumina refining rose. Per customs data released earlier this week, last year saw 85.61 million metric ... Read More
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A recent study of the effects of the Trump Administration’s Section 232 tariffs on aluminium and steel shows that the move has done vastly more harm than good for the domestic aluminium industry. An email penned by the senior director of public affairs at the Aluminum Association Matt Meenan to ... Read More
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday lifted sanctions on aluminum giant Rusal and other Russian firms linked to oligarch Oleg Deripaska, despite a Democratic-led push in the U.S. Congress to maintain the restrictions. Earlier this month, 11 of Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. ... Read More
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Aluminium imports rose 24% during April-October 2018 from a year ago after the United States and China imposed sanctions, but executives said inbound shipments may increase further and cause more distress to the domestic industry. Scraps imports also increased during this period, by 22%, after the ... Read More
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Emirates Global Aluminium has loaded the first batch of bauxite from its under-construction Guinea mining project, with the tonnage travelling from its subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corp’s (GAC) mine to the coast. Emirates, the largest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas, said the 80... Read More
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Emirates Global Aluminium has announced a milestone at its under-construction Guinea bauxite mining project as the first loaded train travelled from its subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation’s mine to the coast. The 80-wagon train carried some 6,800 tonnes of bauxite ore from GAC’s mine to the ... Read More
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Top U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa Corp beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, buoyed by strength in its alumina segment, but shares slipped after the company did not provide a closely watched profit measure for the full year. The company’s shares were down 1.6 percent in ... Read More
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U.S. plans to remove sanctions on Russian aluminum giant Rusal (0486.HK) will be of limited benefit to consumers in the United States where tariffs on aluminum imports mean producers still need much higher prices to incentivize shipments. The U.S. Treasury has said it would lift sanctions on Rusal ... Read More
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China Dec aluminum output at record 3.05 mln tonnes Annual production hits record 35.8 mln tonnes Alumina price drop eases pressure on smelters China aluminum output to climb 5 pct in 2019 - analyst Dec nonferrous output tops 5 mln tonnes for first time (Recasts, adds analyst quote, graphic) ... Read More
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